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17 鐵公雞─ 一 毛 不 拔。
鐵公雞 一毛不拔
鐵打的公雞
鐵打的公雞
根本沒有毛可以拔。
根本沒有毛可以拔
比喻非常吝嗇。
比喻非常吝嗇
An iron chicken ─ not a feather to pluck.
This involves a pun on yi-mao bu-ba,
not willing to pluck a feather ─ stingy.
There is also a pun on the word mao meaning
(1) feather and (2) dime.
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